CAPPELLI CONCERT COMPANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1918, Page 5

CAPPELLI CONCERT COMPANY.

A TUMULTUOUS RECEKPIok

The second and finaAconcert of pelli season, which was given at Every-'" body's Theatre last night, was marked, by even more intense enthusiasm than 1 on the first occasion of the company*® appearance. There was a very ence, and the great tenor and the; other artists were accorded aial ovation. It is doubtful if on any pre- ■ vious occasion a New Plymouth audience 1 ' has risen to such a pitch of as that created last night. The wholel party seemed in the happiest of moods,- j and the insatiable desire of flic audi-.'! ence was satisfied as fully as oould be ; consistent with reason. Cappelli's first! number was the beautiful arioso fficd xe-.| citative, "0, Paradiso" (Myerbeer), writ"'; ten in sweet, flowing style, in prjiise.of ' Africa, and gavo the tenor an opportu- i nity of further displaying the beauty of .1 his voice, and the manner in which; the great arioso was given, was a fin© I'esSoa'S in artistic interpretation. with this was the Spanish serenade, i •'Loiita" (Buzzi-Peccia), which was sung i on the first night. It is a charming, l ? rhythmic ballad, and was giyen great effet. The encore was Denza!s'l "Veni." The climax of the evening was '• reached when Cappelli gave, in the •sec* ond part, the very dramatic romance, T "Thou Heavenly One," from Verdi's ?S "Force of Destiny." In this ana ills suecelling number the tenor was able to show the power and force of his strong t) jdramatio temperament. Every phrase i was tense with strong emotion, and liis final pleading in the plirase "Leonora, help me, have mercy on my sufferings," was a perfect revelation. In Leonca- | vallo's "On with the Motley/' from •$ "Pagliacci," the tenor was aaain equally successful, and at the conlusion the (Midi* 1 ' cue simply burst into a thunder of ap-: ;1 plause. For an onore, he gave Verdi's' I "La Donna Mobile."

The assisting artists also added to their successes of the previous evening. Cesaroni (bass) opened with the beautifulballad by Tosti, "Vorrei," bracketed witli -Schumann's "Two Grenadiers," and for encores lie pave (Fontenailles) and 'Tdjil," another dainty Tosti number. In the second part, for ''his singing of Donizetti's "Has'-e, Thee, for Vengeance," he was thrice recalled, and gave the famous Piigliaeei "Pro- 1 logue, "Because" (d'Hardelot),and Wagner's gem, "0 Pure and Tender Star of . Eve."

Miss Veronica Bedford (soprano) sang "Oarmena" (Wilson), and in the second half two bracketed numbers, including Gounod's "Serenade" and a pleasing song by d'Hardflot, "My Message." Her encores were ''Sometime in Summer" and "I Hear a Thrush at Eve" (Cadman).

John Amadio was a positive delight, and gave- his audience thrill upon thrill WJtfi the masterful way in which he handled, his instrument and interpreted the various works selected. In the first half ha played Schubert's "Cradle Song" and "Gipsy Revels" from a "Suite* ay JM, German. His other numbers included Moskowuki's "Serenade" and a Chopin waltz, and for encores, the "Carnival do Venice," "Home, Sweet Home," tasie- oil National Airs," and "The Butterfly.'

Mr. Harold Whittle's accompaniments are an everlasting joy, and to him mnrt be given a grwl deal of the credit for iJhe success of tho season.

I The music-loving public of Now Ply--1 mouth will look forward with pleasure to tho return visit of tho company on 4 Thursday, September 12, when a complete change of programme mil b&*xen- „ dered. Announcement by the managemerit of this return visit with appreciative appJaieso. • i " j